CTBUH Initiatives Related to Suzhou

CTBUH Signboard Unveiled at Suzhou IFS
20 Jun 2018, Suzhou
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Suzhou IFS recently installed a CTBUH Signboard, recognizing the building as the eighth tallest building in mainland China and the tallest building in the Jiangsu province.

Suzhou Regional Tour Report
20-21 Sep 2014, Suzhou
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The tour started at Suzhou Zhongnan Center and continued to one of the two International Fortune Plaza towers, which had just had its topping-out ceremony the day prior.

CTBUH Releases Year in Review: Tall Trends of 2013
Dec 2013
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CTBUH Journal Paper
By all appearances, the small increase in the total number of tall-building completions from 2012 into 2013 is indicative of a return to the prevalent trend of increasing completions each year over…

The Tallest 15 Cities in China
Sep 2012
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CTBUH Research
With over 1.3 billion citizens and a rapidly urbanizing population, China is developing tall buildings more than any other country globally.

Zhongnan Center Elevator System and Elevator Evacuation Design
18 Sep 2014 –
Presentation at CTBUH 2014 Shanghai Conference;
Xiaomei Lee & Frederick Liu, Gensler
Because super high-rise buildings are a very recent phenomenon, there are no specific building codes written for them. For any building over 50 stories, direct elevator…

Design for Sustainability in Super High Rise Buildings
18 Sep 2014 –
Presentation at CTBUH 2014 Shanghai Conference;
LiJun Cao, Environmental Market Solutions, Inc.
Over recent years, green building technology has developed at a rapid pace. The key objective of this presentation is to explore the way towards sustainable design for…

Introduction of the Suzhou Zhongnan Center Project
17 Sep 2014 –
Presentation at CTBUH 2014 Shanghai Conference;
Chenggang Yao, Interbrand
Learn about the iterative process taken to arrive at the branding for Suzhou Zhongnan Center by way of a wide array of prior Interbrand projects, including the Burj…

Dream Deferred: Unfinished Tall Buildings
Nov 2014 –
CTBUH Journal, 2014 Issue IV; CTBUH Research
Without big dreams, there would be no tall buildings. Conceiving, financing, designing, and constructing a skyscraper is no simple feat, even under the best of conditions…

Suzhou Zhongnan Center: Rising Above Engineering Challenges
16 Sep 2014 –
CTBUH 2014 Shanghai Conference Proceedings; Dong Shen, Zhongnan Group
Suzhou is only 30 minutes by train from Shanghai, but has a rich history and identity all its own, soon to be augmented by the Zhongnan Tower, a 700-meter structure that…

High-Performance Floor System Design
16 Sep 2014 –
Suzhou Zhongnan Center: In Detail; Xin Zhao, Kun Ding, Fang Xu & Rong He, Tongji Architectural Design (Group) Co., Ltd.
The floor system is important part of a supertall building structure. It not only supports the vertical load, but also connects the lateral-load resisting system as a…

Year in Review: Tall Trends of 2013
Dec 2013 –
CTBUH Journal, 2014 Issue I; Daniel Safarik, Antony Wood, Marty Carver & Marshall Gerometta, CTBUH
By all appearances, the small increase in the total number of tall-building completions from 2012 into 2013 is indicative of a return to the prevalent trend of increasing…

The Tallest 15 Cities in China
Sep 2012 –
CTBUH Journal, 2012 Issue III; CTBUH Research
With over 1.3 billion citizens and a rapidly urbanizing population, China is developing tall buildings more than any other country globally. Currently it has 239…